Election of Parent Governor - Nomination Form

LUDGVANSCHOOL

ELECTION OF PARENT GOVERNOR - NOMINATION FORM

NUMBER OF VACANCIES - TWO

COMPLETED FORMS MUST BE RETURNED TO SCHOOL RECEPTION

BY NOONON MONDAY 11THDECEMBER

TO BE MARKED FOR THE ATTENTION OF CLERK TO THE GOVERNORS

OR BY EMAIL TO

CANDIDATE / Surname…………………………… / Forename(s)…………………………………
Signature………………………... / Parent/Carer of……………………………………………
Address………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………… / Post Code……………………………………

Name of child(ren) attending the school......

NOMINEE'S CONSENT: I certify that this nomination is made with my consent; I am not disqualified from holding office as a Governor for any of the reasons listed overleaf; I am not an elected member of Cornwall Council; I do not work at the school for more than 500 hours per annum; and I am the parent/guardian of the above-named child(ren) who currently attends school.

Signature of Nominee…………………………………….. / Date…………………………………………

The parents/guardians proposing and seconding the candidate must be parents/guardians of a studentl(s) attending the school.

PROPOSED

BY: / Surname…………………………… / Forename(s)…………………………………
Signature………………………… / Parent/Carer of…………………………………………....
Address………………………………………………………………………………

SECONDED

As a nominated parent, you may use the space overleaf to let other parents know more about yourself and what you wish to achieve as a Parent Governor. If there is a need for a ballot, this information will be photocopied as it stands and will be distributed with voting papers to parents. (Please use a black pen or type.) Please use a separate sheet and attach it, if you need more space.

Name…………………………………………… / Signature…………………………………………
Candidate’s Name:
About you:
Please continue on a separate sheet of paper/…

Please note that it is a statutory requirement for the names, terms of office, roles on the governing body, category of governor and the responsible body for the appointment to be published on the school’s website. Schools are also required by law to maintain a Register of Governors’ Interests, and as of August 2015 to publish Governors’ relevant business and pecuniary interests (as recorded in the Register of Interests) on the school’s website.

PERSONS WHO ARE INELIGIBLE TO BE A GOVERNOR:

Registered pupils cannot be governors.
A governor must be aged 18 or over at the time of election or appointment.

A person is disqualified from holding or continuing to hold office as a governor if that person:

• is the subject of a bankruptcy restrictions order or an interim order, debt relief restrictions order, an interim debt relief restrictions order or their estate has been sequestrated and the sequestration has not been discharged, annulled or reduced

• is subject to a disqualification order or disqualification undertaking under the Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986, a disqualification order under Part 2 of the Companies (Northern Ireland) Order 1989, a disqualification undertaking accepted under the Company Directors Disqualification (Northern Ireland) Order 2002, or an order made under section 429(2)(b) of the Insolvency Act 1986 (failure to pay under County Court administration order)

• has been removed from the office of charity trustee or trustee for a charity by the Charity Commission or Commissioners or High Court on grounds of any misconduct or mismanagement, or under section 34 of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 from being concerned in the management or control of any body

• is included in the list of teachers or workers considered by the Secretary of State as unsuitable to work with children or young people

• is barred from any regulated activity relating to children

• is subject to a direction of the Secretary of State under section 128 of the Education and Skills Act 2008

• is disqualified from working with children or from registering for child-minding or providing day care

• is disqualified from being an independent school proprietor, teacher or employee by the Secretary of State • has been sentenced to three months or more in prison (without the option of a fine) in the five years before becoming a governor or since becoming a governor

• has received a prison sentence of two years or more in the 20 years before becoming a governor

• has at any time received a prison sentence of five years or more

• has been fined for causing a nuisance or disturbance on school premises during the five years prior to or since appointment or election as a governor

• refuses a request by the clerk to make an application to the Disclosure and Barring Service for an enhanced DBS certificate.